Automobile-trailer.



C. A. ROGERS.

AUTOMBILE TRAILER. APPuc'ATloN man nmz. 1911s.

Patented May 29; 1917,

2 SHEETSWSHEET I.

others.

`the motor to transportmuch mor in the same time than wouldotherwlse be OHABLES A. 36am, Ol'

ALBION, PENNSYLVANM, sssmnon To noe'Ens Enos, oo.,

0F ALBION, PENNSYLVANIL.

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Patented May'ZSl, 191.7.

Application med December 2, 191.6. Serial No. 64,788.

To all whom itmay concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. ROGERS, a. citizenvof the United States, residing at Albion, in the county of Erie and State of Pennsylvania, ,have invented certain new and .useful Im rovements in Automobile- 'lfreilerg of which the following is :i speciflcation. v

This invention relates to automobile treilers, -by which is meant in this case e twowheeled vehicle having a tongue at the frontprovided with suitable means for'eonnesting the trailer to the rear end of a motor vehicle, in order that e load'in addition to that Vcarried by the motor 4vehicle may .be transported at the same time. Such trailers are now used by farmers, be gege carriers,i

contractors and builders, eiryrnen, and

The .object of this invention is the production of afdevice of the cheracterdescribed, havngwparts v,of special construction und particul'iggerrangement, all bein formed of sheetmetl'usuell steel, Where y it s believed an ecia. Iylight, strong, easily manufacture and conveniently operetedl` adjunct to motor vehicles results, enabling efmnterial practicable. a

The `eccompanying drawlngs set aforth the construction and arrangement of parts comprising this invention, und 'Figure 1 rep.,`

` resentsa'l sdeview ofv all the parts es' indirect broken line wf-1w. of Figo. Fig.

` ing sembled. "In Fig. 1 the nearwheel is not shown, and, the verle is in section upon the 2 is a cliffs-section of the body upon the broken lliem-- of Fig. l. Fig. 3. is a cross section of the body upon the broken-line 1.- ,Fig 4E'is aside view of ons iron supporting bars. Fig. `5 is n.v plan view" o all parts nssernbled, the view beingtuken from below to disclose various ports located on the under slde or bottom o the body. Fig. G is u horizontalsectimxel View on the 'broken line zie-2, show- 'the rear end corner construction. Throughout the drawings und description the same letter is used'torefer to the sume part. i

Considering the drawings, en :irri-e A is provided with wheels B and @und in'prectice the wheels ere equip ed with rubber tires and roller or ball euriugs of" any chosen form and with which this invention is not concerned. The axle is lsecured to the vehicle springs C and c, and the vforwerd ends of the s rings are ),ivota-liy secured in clipsor hol ,ers D anni (l, best shown in n under frame consisting of angle irons E and e, is secured to the bottom und sides,

of the body of the vehicle.

As best illustrated in Figs. i), end 5, one

.ofthe angle iron cross-bnrs F which extend yfrom side to side ofthe yframe, is 11e-vided neer its ends .with the slots f, to lie again mentioned. The other spaced angie iron supporting bers extending ytmnsverselwv be 1o nenth'the body are designated by the letter il, and esci: bar has its ends g cui; sway in 'nni"-.inciined direction as shown in Fig. 4.

Esch of the transverse supporting bers` is riveted nt intervals to the bottom of the body H, and to the sides of the treme.` lThe body comprisespthe bottom und front end untlsides asillustmted,and the sides nre strengthened-by the spaced vertical angle iron braces J, euch of'which has en off-set so lower end as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The upper portion of each vertivsl hra'ee is secured to the side` of 'the body, and the olf-set lowerportion of euch l'neee .is similarly se cured to the vcrticullegr of the engle jiron 55 frame, the rivets extending through the side oi the body also. `It will be noted that the. frame :ingle irons'j'E, e, ure relatively Wider thun tbe dther unglejnons, `und-that both logs of, the angle ironbracesimre off 90 set outwardly to embrace the vertienlfkg,

ofgthe frame angle irons. When it is desired that this invention shall standalone .as illilstruted in Fig. l.,

it is nccessury to support th'body in n horio5 zontul position, und this is Vfound to be most sutisfuctoril y 'mfcmnpli'sluecl by urrengingrI the Usli u.|wfl frunlc K :1t-the roer and pont-.hc under side of thel body pivotnlly connected with the two reurniost transverse supporting bui-s. nui udupted to belet down by hund uto the vertical supporting po lmade (Vith an automobile.

To -hold the leg M vcatch m is 'arranged beneath the. bodyv as shown in Figs. l and 5.

In4 order that the upper edges of the sides and end. of the bodyfH' may be adequately f reinfmced or 's'ti1i"e ned, there is secured to thosfe parts alontheir upper edges an angle iro 1i"-cap.strip1 Figs. 1, 2, and 3, that the vertical, spaced f angler'ironY nbraces .J 'terminate below' and slots'.-

.lw i' cu-nii 'olf'ltlic springs is ol'ivionsly lflatter i load'ed fthan v when un against the cap strip `which they 'thus support Lat intervals.' l

Considering Figs. l and 6, attention is requested, to the' rear end 'corner construction illustrated.- Itis found iinperatively necessarythat the rearend corners of the body 'H, a'gain st which. the pivoted tail gate is repeatedly closed- Withfmo're lence, shall be ofespeeially strong r design and construction. The desired strength-is a-t' tained-b y constructing the rear member Pilot the angle iron under frame somewhat longer" Width of` the body, in orde;` that' than tb its ends may body; Two

The leg.

project beyond the sides ofthe angle iron braces areemployed. ofv one braee'llies as shown against the outside' of the Side of the body H, and.;

the "leg 'of theV otherY brace is 'arranged against rthe inside 'of' lhe outside brace is levi-nath@ .les will :be observed that on the "outside beyond the side off' the body, the legs of both those braces 'are y parallelfwith each other. `,The brace j terminates npon'the' projectingWend (if-'thereonmember P bffthc "angle iron marked j" and the'fbrace b race 'Q' exten ded :downwardly and riveted leg "of the:A member 'iP..

. fully withstands the repeated slamming shut ofthe tail gate lt'has beenv explained herein that onefiiof. the transverse supporting bars-F 'hasthe ends, and thatfth'e. ends -o'E and.` c pass through those A. considerable of the-body slots near ils the 'springs (l vehicle.

yslots. f in such the inclined =piecesA N i and n that are pivotally connected'.togeth'erf in its "raised positionv a and'it will be noted inv forth.. 'l

the side of thenedyf inside is"designatedQ.' It`l 'said extcriorly. disposed in cmnhination Witha bod f portion .of the "weight i .fwardly extendingleg, 4braves having legs :L1-ranged `upon'i/the' outsideof the said body/ 130 loaded, and the curvature is constantly changin by reason of the inequalities of the -roa way :during the progress of this invention when drawn along by' a motor Therefore,the ends of the springs n slip back and forth almost all the time, and some supportother than the relatively thin edgey of the slots f must be introduced. Bearinglblocksa are located adjacent to the,

position that the ends of he.s in movable contact with the vThe blocks takethe weer. and transmt'the weight ofthe load tothe rear ends of the springs, while allowing ample Vplay lengthwise for the springs..

The operation of this invention consists in securingthe tongue L to a. suitable motor `s rings fare b ocks.

"whereby it may be drawn along, and the objects ,of theinvention arevbelieved to be made -elear from the foregoing explanation, g5

hened by the an vertical spaced vangley iron braces, sup 'orting at intervals the 'ca-p piece 0,- anv Vthe 90 transverse angle iron supporting y bars F f and G, all securedf to the bottom andvsides/ of the body.. dvantageo'us features of vthis invention :are also the particular rear end-v corner construction,v and the portingbar F`- and bearing .blocks a as set Having now objects and construction of this invention,. What-#I claimisz4 L 1 1.9111 'a vehicle bodythe combination with an angle'iro'n-frafme, of afbotto'm supported bythe said angle iron fra-me, .one leg of each angle irep-the. frame passingsbeneath the;

sides and frontV extending upwardly from. .the bottom, the other. les of feachvenglezmn 'of the Vfra e beingarr'angedon the outside oftlie sail? sidesand front, the said Sides.. and frontllaving bracesfsfecuredthereto and the said bottom. having 'spaced angle iron su ppm-ting bars secured thereto, both legs ofthe Said vertical angle' iron braces andthe said angle iron bars near their ends being off-setto engage the 115 legs of the angle. irons of the saidframe, and theA said seto'if-ends of the angle iron' bracesand. bars being secured te the angle iron frame.

2.. Tn. a device of the character described,- a """i."e'a r end corner construction comprising. Vhai/ing" sides and bottolnyan angle iron frame secured'to' ends ofthe rear member of the said frame 12 5 4 projecting laterallybcyond the sides of the body. i"':mdsaidmemberv having' a' d ovviif,

vertical 'anglo ironr side and inside of the ...described and explained the oci;

'vertical spaced angle iron 11,3

:m mred hereto and to oooh other, the brame a'tmehe upon the inside of the side yeirrzsmnng legs of' the said verheol! 'bl'aooe of ehe body having one leg extended down- ]"rmng e space between them, the said 'wordl and. scoured to the smid downwardly 10 w-Mioujl. bmaoe attached upon the outside of extern ing leg of the said rear member of the he eide of 'che body terminating upon the immon o id projo 11g povton of the said. rear In testimolily Whereofl ux .my signature.- x'x'xemher of *the flemme, und. the said 'vovtioel CHARLES A. ROGERS. 

